Birds of Saint-Damase

195 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Saint-Damase (Quebec) since 2010, across 60,913 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Northern Cardinal.

Saint-Damase is backyard-bird country: 86% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Cardinal and Blue Jay make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

21 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture, Rough-legged Buzzard and Red-tailed Hawk.

Records peak in May and are lowest in September — about 5.5 times as many in the busiest month. Part of that is birds (migrants and breeding arrivals), part is people: more birders are out in good weather, so treat the curve as activity, not a census.

Saint-Pie, 5 mi to the south-east, has a similar number of species on record (194 against 195). Birds logged far more often around Saint-Damase than there include Red-breasted Nuthatch and Snowy Owl.

Daylight runs from 15 h 41 min at midsummer to 8 h 42 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 AM in mid-April and 5:02 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Foods for the most recorded backyard birds here, from our species notes.

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Northern Cardinal

  Black-oil sunflower · Safflower · Hulled sunflower chips

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• European Starling

  Suet · Cracked corn

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Saint-Pie5 mi south-east · 194 species
• Sainte-Madeleine7 mi north-west · 219 species
• Rougemont7 mi south · 187 species
• Saint-Césaire9 mi south · 193 species
• Otterburn Park10 mi west · 278 species
• Marieville11 mi south-west · 252 species